LEBANON, Pa. – Senior
Jon Marble (Canandaigua, N.Y./Honeoye) and junior
Blake Premo (Massena, N.Y./Massena) led the Lycoming College men's golf team in its first tournament of the spring season with 25
th-place finishes, as the team posted its best score in five years at a tournament at the Lebanon Valley Spring Invitational on Monday afternoon, March 21.
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Marble and Premo each shot 90s to lead the Warriors at the par-72, 6,562-yard Lebanon Country Club to finish in the top 25 in the field of 52 golfers. Marble fired a 41 on the front nine and a 49 on the back while Premo shot a 43 on the front and 47 on the back.
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The Warriors' team score of 388 was Lycoming's best since it notched a 377 during a dual with Penn College on April 9, 2017.
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It was the first time that Lycoming beat a team in tournament play since they finished eighth of nine teams during the 2018 Lebanon Valley Spring Invitational, when the team posted a 428 to beat Wilson College (459).
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Senior
Michael Turck (Homer, N.Y./Homer) fired a 101 and sophomore
Ian Plankenhorn (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) rounded out the scorers with a 107. Junior
Michael Coe (Pittston, Pa./Pittston Area) shot a 116 in his first career round.
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The Warriors get back on the course on Monday, April 4, when they head to the Knights Spring Invite at Cedarbrook Country Club for an 11 a.m. tee off.
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